The
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a
state owned organisation. We work worldwide in the field of
international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ International
Services (InS) is an integral division of GIZ. We offer the experience,
the regional and technical know-how of GIZ in the global market and
provide international clients with expertise in terms of economic and
result-oriented services.

GIZ
International Services is shortlisted for the EU-funded project: „
Technical assistance to support the implementation of Agriconnect on
Sector Enablers and Business Environment for Tea, Coffee and
Horticulture”in Tanzania.

The
overall objective of the Programme “Agri-Connect: Supporting value
chains for shared prosperity”, of which this contract will be an
essential part, is to contribute to inclusive economic growth, promote
private sector development and job creation in the agricultural sector
and to increase food and nutrition security in Tanzania, by promoting
the productivity, commercialization and competitiveness of the tea,
coffee and horticulture sectors.

The
purpose of this contract is to provide a Technical Assistance Team
(TAT) to assist primarily the Ministry of Agriculture in mainland, the
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural resources, Livestock and Fisheries in
Zanzibar, and other relevant national and local institutions and actors
along the value chain to improve the sector enablers and business
environment for the tea, coffee and horticulture value chains, within
the framework of the respective agricultural development strategies.

Your tasks

The
Team Leader is under the supervision of the Directors for Policy and
Planning within Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Agriculture,
Natural Resources, Livestock and Fisheries (MANRLF) in Zanzibar, and in
coordination with the AGRI-CONNECT focal points, the NAO and EU
Delegation, the Team Leader is has following tasks, among others:

Provide leadership in the coordination and management of the TAT (both Long Term and Short Term Experts);

Guide
the team so as bring benefits to MoA and MANRLF capacity in
agricultural policy analysis and planning, incorporating a private
sector/business development approach;

Provide collaborative policy research and outreach to MoA and MANRLF, combined with policy advisory and coordination activities;

Liaise
with other decision-making institutions (including MIT, Registrar of
Treasury of the Ministry of Finance and Planning, the institution
responsible for parastatals and boards, etc.) when reviewing and
assessing laws, policies and regulations affecting the selected
commodities.

Your profile Qualification and skills
•
Advanced University Degree in International Development, Economics,
Business Management and Finance, Agriculture Economics, or other
relevant fields;
• Fluency in English
• Fluency in Swahili considered an asset

General professional experience
• Preferably 15 but a minimum of 10 years’ experience in managing similar agricultural development projects of similar size.

Specific professional experience
• Private Sector/Business Development profile
• Expertise in policy and regulatory reforms, institutional capacity building
• Experience in agricultural business development programmes and public-private partnerships
• Experience in the EAC region
• Proven track records of leadership positions with capacity of guiding and supervising multidisciplinary teams
• Knowledge of principles and working methods of Project Cycle management and EC policies and aid delivery methods
• Thorough knowledge of EDF procedures

Location information
For
all the technical assistance assignments the services shall be
undertaken in Dodoma and Zanzibar Town in order to provide best support
to the relevant stakeholders (Ministries). In undertaking their duties,
experts may be required to travel within the country.
Start date & period of implementation
The
intended start date is 03/02/2020 and the period of implementation of
the contract will be 48 months from this date (880 man-days).

Notes
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We would like to ask you to apply with a CV in Europeaid format.
If we caught your interest, we are looking forward to your application until 22.09.2019.

Job description
The
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a
state owned organisation. We work worldwide in the field of
international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ International
Services (InS) is an integral division of GIZ. We offer the experience,
the regional and technical know-how of GIZ in the global market and
provide international clients with expertise in terms of economic and
result-oriented services.
GIZ International Services is
shortlisted for the EU-funded project: „Technical assistance to support
the implementation of Agriconnect on Sector Enablers and Business
Environment for Tea, Coffee and Horticulture”in Tanzania.

The
overall objective of the Programme “Agri-Connect: Supporting value
chains for shared prosperity”, of which this contract will be an
essential part, is to contribute to inclusive economic growth, promote
private sector development and job creation in the agricultural sector
and to increase food and nutrition security in Tanzania, by promoting
the productivity, commercialization and competitiveness of the tea,
coffee and horticulture sectors.

The purpose of this
contract is to provide a Technical Assistance Team (TAT) to assist
primarily the Ministry of Agriculture in mainland, the Ministry of
Agriculture, Natural resources, Livestock and Fisheries in Zanzibar, and
other relevant national and local institutions and actors along the
value chain to improve the sector enablers and business environment for
the tea, coffee and horticulture value chains, within the framework of
the respective agricultural development strategies.

Your tasks The Key Expert works under the supervision of the Team leader and has following tasks, among others :
• Map policy support initiatives, including gap analysis
•
Conduct overall assessments and reviews of national and regional
regulatory capacity and policy framework, with a view to rationalise its
redundancies, reduce compliance costs for farmers and value chain
actors alike, and improve an effective and harmonised implementation
• Develop a road map proposal for policy reforms for the duration of the Programme
•
Provide collaborative policy research/analysis and outreach to MoA and
MANRLF, combined with policy advisory on laws and regulations affecting
the subsector (selected commodities)

Your profile Qualifications and skills
•
The expert must have Advanced degree in Agriculture, Agronomy,
Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Rural Development and or other
related fields
• Fluency in English
• Fluency in Swahili considered an asset

General professional experience
• At least 5-7 years of work experience in the agriculture sector preferably in the coffee and tea value chain interventions

Specific professional experience
• Experience in coffee and tea value chain development
•
Proven experience in analysis of policy and regulatory frameworks,
capacity building and training of state institutions including
Government ministries, Local Government Authorities as well as Non-State
Actors including NGOs, Cooperatives and Farmers Organisations;
• Good knowledge and experience in the use of project cycle management processes and implementation of donor funded projects
• Good reporting skills and ability to communicate with wider audience
• Experience in the EAC region Location information
For
all the technical assistance assignments the services shall be
undertaken in Dodoma and Zanzibar Town in order to provide best support
to the relevant stakeholders (Ministries). In undertaking their duties,
experts may be required to travel within the country.
Start date & period of implementation
The intended start date is 03/02/2020 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 48 months from this date.
If we caught your interest, we are looking forward to your application until 22.09.2019.